Top 6 Quotes & Sayings by Seth Roberts

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a professor Seth Roberts.
Last updated on December 21, 2024.
Seth Roberts

Seth Roberts was a professor of psychology at Tsinghua University in Beijing and emeritus professor of psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He was the author of the bestselling book The Shangri-La Diet, and a prolific blogger. He was well known for his work in self-experimentation which led to many discoveries, including his diet, multiple publications and a popular blog.

You must learn to deal with your own beliefs directly or you will be forced to deal with them indirectly.
The child plays at being an adult long before he is one, and so you can play with more desirable beliefs while you are still growing into that more beneficial picture.
Mainstream media: 80% stuff someone told them. 10% stupidity. 10% arrogance. — © Seth Roberts
Mainstream media: 80% stuff someone told them. 10% stupidity. 10% arrogance.
Whatever your (unfavorable) situation is, it is a good idea to ask yourself "WHAT YOU WOULD DO if you were free of it." An alcoholic's wife might wish her husband would stop drinking...On examination of her beliefs, she may discover she was frightened of not achieving her own goals and actually encouraged the alcoholism so she would not have to face her own failure.
I want to assure you that regardless of your circumstances, age, or sex, you can indeed start over, re-arousing from within yourself those earlier, more innocent expectations, feelings and beliefs. It is much better if you can imagine this endeavor more in the light of children's play, in fact, rather than think of it as a deadly serious adult pursuit.
No one can change your beliefs for you, nor can they be forced upon you from without.
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